Beedy Parker, interviewed by Anu Dudley, September 21, 2002, at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine.

Parker discusses Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association; joining MOFGA in the late 1970s; pesticide control in the state legislature in the 80s; starting the Common Ground Fair parade; the Public Policy Committee; MOFGA calling attention to how food is produced; the importance of marketing and staying small-scale; tension between the MOFGA office and the Common Ground Fair; and her favorite memories of the fair.